The Wizards forget to defend the ball handler in transition

Wemby gets distracted trying to direct the defense which allows Caruso to sneak by and cut the lead to 1

Thinking Basketball I do think that the competition the Knicks have played has been subpar you could argue Atlanta was the best team they've played against the Cavs 3 or 4 possessions in a row the Knicks just get runout layups That's just an abomination of transition defense

Isaiah Joe amp Isaiah Hartenstein are too scared of Wembanyama's presence in the paint and they turn the ball over

Donovan Mitchell sends Mikal Bridges away tumbling with a nasty crossover but then turns the ball over

Lowlight Wemby misses the lob-dunk and Spurs fail a second chance

A rare two 3-second defensive violations on two consecutive possessions